Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission is facing questions after it did not publish the preliminary voter register online by the statutory public-scrutiny deadline, according to Premium Times and BusinessDay. The reported deadline was October 18, 90 days before the scheduled January 16, 2027 presidential and National Assembly elections.

Section 19 of the Electoral Act 2026 requires the commission to set a seven-day period for public scrutiny and calls for the register to be displayed at registration areas or published on INEC’s website or a site it establishes. The reports describe an apparent missed online posting; they do not establish what was displayed at every local registration area. INEC’s explanation and any subsequent publication should be checked as the story develops.

Sources: [Premium Times — missed online deadline](premiumtimesng.com source ↗); [BusinessDay — voter-register transparency questions](businessday.ng source ↗); [National Assembly — Electoral Act 2026](nass.gov.ng source ↗).